Oudenaarde

1.    PREVIOUS STATEAs the oldest urban core, the Markt of Oudenaarde is a market square situated in the heart of the Belgian city. With its adjacent squares and public space, it occupies 13.000 m² and houses the city hall, a building of the XVI century which is UNESCO World Heritage. It was also the floor to support a splendid stone fountain, donated by Louis XIV to the city of Oudenaarde.PROBLEMDespite its intrinsic historic and social value, the Markt has suffered from the impact of the urban and social transformation. In recent years, the central city square has served as one large traffic node around a parking lot for residents and visitors of the local shopping apparatus. As a result, the city experienced a distort... More